The way I ( and most people I know ) use the word it can mean two related things : 1) A post/mail using thoughtless namecalling as you described. 2) A post/mail that is nothing but a derogatory response to another post/mail and doesn't bring in any new information into a discussion.
The posts were flames in the sense of 2). But maybe that's just a weird swiss understanding of the word flame ( on the other hand the best ways to blast people don't include resorting to namecalling : )
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The way I ( and most people I know ) use the word it can mean two related things :
1) A post/mail using thoughtless namecalling as you described.
2) A post/mail that is nothing but a derogatory response to another post/mail and doesn't bring in any new information into a discussion.
The posts were flames in the sense of 2).
But maybe that's just a weird swiss understanding of the word flame ( on the other hand the best ways to blast people don't include resorting to namecalling : )
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